The Key to Never Being Locked Out Again

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There is nothing more annoying than leaving your apartment, house, mansion, condo, sublet, or whatever type of container you live in to find that you have locked yourself out. Your roommate/boyfriend/maid/child/spouse/talking unicorn are all wildly inconvenienced due to your negligence, and will probably leave you—except for your unicorn, who is too loyal, and will settle for peeing all over your favorite rug. The hassle is often overwhelming, so to save yourself from the emotional trauma and subsequent therapy bill, try utilizing a fun and functional key ring. I don’t advise wearing your house key around your neck, unless you are a latchkey-kid under the age of 12, which I suspect most of you are not. (To my 12-year-old-and-under readers: Thank you for your support. You are the future.)

Keys are typically considered a utility unworthy of accessorizing, but it is wildly unfair to neglect such a . . . central . . . aspect of life. So go do something nice for your keys today, and find them a swanky mate to jazz them up (or at least keep them from disappearing into the couch that eats everything).